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Mandibular talon cusp: A rare presentation with the literature review

A talon cusp is a supernumerary structure projecting from the dento-enamel junction to a variable distance towards the incisal edge of an anterior tooth. It consists of enamel, dentine and a variable amount of pulp tissue. Hyperactivity of the enamel organ during morpho-differentiation has been attr...

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Autores principales: Ramalingam, Karthikeyan, Gajula, Prathima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22346243
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.92317
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description A talon cusp is a supernumerary structure projecting from the dento-enamel junction to a variable distance towards the incisal edge of an anterior tooth. It consists of enamel, dentine and a variable amount of pulp tissue. Hyperactivity of the enamel organ during morpho-differentiation has been attributed to its formation. It has esthetic and functional concerns. Reports of a mandibular talon cusp are rare in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, only 14 cases have been reported, of which only 2 cases in mandibular left central incisors. We report the second instance of a talon cusp in the lingual aspect of the mandibular left central incisor and the first such report in a patient of Libyan origin. A talon cusp is an odontogenic anomaly, which can cause occlusal interferences, displacement of the affected tooth and speech difficulties. Early diagnosis of a talon cusp helps in selecting the appropriate treatment procedure and to avoid future complications.
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spelling pubmed-32760212012-02-15 Mandibular talon cusp: A rare presentation with the literature review Ramalingam, Karthikeyan Gajula, Prathima J Nat Sci Biol Med Case Report A talon cusp is a supernumerary structure projecting from the dento-enamel junction to a variable distance towards the incisal edge of an anterior tooth. It consists of enamel, dentine and a variable amount of pulp tissue. Hyperactivity of the enamel organ during morpho-differentiation has been attributed to its formation. It has esthetic and functional concerns. Reports of a mandibular talon cusp are rare in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, only 14 cases have been reported, of which only 2 cases in mandibular left central incisors. We report the second instance of a talon cusp in the lingual aspect of the mandibular left central incisor and the first such report in a patient of Libyan origin. A talon cusp is an odontogenic anomaly, which can cause occlusal interferences, displacement of the affected tooth and speech difficulties. Early diagnosis of a talon cusp helps in selecting the appropriate treatment procedure and to avoid future complications. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3276021/ /pubmed/22346243 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.92317 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Mandibular talon cusp: A rare presentation with the literature review
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title_fullStr Mandibular talon cusp: A rare presentation with the literature review
title_full_unstemmed Mandibular talon cusp: A rare presentation with the literature review
title_short Mandibular talon cusp: A rare presentation with the literature review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22346243
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.92317
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